As a parent, I was thrilled to find this resource - it’s done the work for me that I would’ve never had the time (nor the background knowledge) to do. 

— Carol Shen

Start with a Book: Your must have free reading resource as a parent

Start with a Book has ideas on what to do with your kids all year long - and the ideas are educational, interactive, and fun! Check out how I've used Start with a Book with my kids in my blog series, Read. Talk. Explore!

There are 24 themes such as inventors, art, dinosaurs, planes, music, superheroes, the night sky, the ocean and many more.

Each theme comes with a list of fiction and nonfiction books related to the theme, along with activities to do with your kids, recommended apps, and for Washington DC residents - a list of related places to visit.

WETA, Washington DC's Public Broadcasting Station, partnered with leading researchers and experts in the field of reading to create these resources.

The information for each theme is packaged into PDF's that you can download and print.

Start with a Book is a part of WETA's Reading Rockets site, a national literacy project that offers research-based reading strategies, lessons and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better.